Representative Arcuri responded!

Below are the contents of an e-mail I received from Rep. Arcuri that prove the system works! Kind of. I'd tell you what I wrote to get him to respond, but I forgot. You can probably figure it out by context clues.

August 27, 2007
Dear Mr. Olivera,

Thank you for contacting me to express your support for the impeachment of Administration officials. I appreciate that you took the time to share your thoughts with me.

There are many areas where the Administration and I disagree, and I have been outraged by the secrecy and partisanship they have employed in pursuit of their objectives. As a former District Attorney, I am deeply troubled by questions regarding the legality of the NSA warrantless surveillance program, as well as open-ended detention of enemy combatants without access to due process.

The newly-elected Congress has a critical role to play in getting to the bottom of these secret initiatives, and I am confident that the full facts of these issues will be presented and debated in a public forum. Over 100 hearings on mismanagement of the Iraq War alone have been held since the new Congress began in January. You may also be pleased to learn that I recently voted in favor of Congressman McGovern's Iraq redeployment bill, which would have begun a responsible redeployment of our troops beginning 90 days after passage. Additionally, the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have been working to shed light on dozens of other questionable Administration policies.

I assure you, I am in favor of vigorous and extensive investigations into the intelligence behind the Iraq conflict, the Administration's energy policy, domestic surveillance, and other critical issues. However, the new Congress was elected to chart a new direction for America, and I strongly believe that the lengthy, costly impeachment process would not only further divide our country, but would distract us from the goals of true reform and progress. We now have the opportunity to reverse many of the disastrous policies implemented over the past six years, and I am focused on working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to legislate positive change.

Thank you again for sharing your thoughts with me. To receive updates on my work in New York and Washington, visit my website at arcuri.house.gov to sign up for my regular e-newsletter. Please don't hesitate to contact me again if I can be of help on this or any other matter.

Sincerely,
Michael A. Arcuri
Member of Congress

He makes a good point, but it's confusing that he thinks an impeachment will further divide this country. It seems the majority of people are in favor of a 'lengthy, costly impeachment process,' but every congressman is entitled to his/her own opinion, I guess.